"strangen" meaning in All languages combined

See strangen on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: strangens [present, singular, third-person], strangening [participle, present], strangened [participle, past], strangened [past]
Etymology: From strange + -en. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|strange|-en|id2=inchoative}} strange + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} strangen (third-person singular simple present strangens, present participle strangening, simple past and past participle strangened)
  1. (ambitransitive, rare) To make or become strange. Tags: ambitransitive, rare Derived forms: strangening

Inflected forms

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